Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels funs famous fellows. – Vintage Poster
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels funs famous fellows., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels funs famous fellows.
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Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels was a touring troupe, and this 1907 color lithograph advertises it by naming its star, Al. G. Field, alongside Billy Clark, Harry Van Fossen and Doc Quigley. Field was a well-known minstrel showman who led large traveling companies in the early twentieth century, when minstrel shows remained among the most popular forms of American stage entertainment. The Courier Co. of Buffalo produced the poster, one of many lithographs pasted on walls and billboards in towns along the route. Its blackface conventions, standard in minstrelsy, are worth noting when reading it as a record of popular entertainment.
| Created / published | 1907 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 55 x 35 cm. |
| Notes | G xxc 16351 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1907 by The Courier Co. of Buffalo. Featuring: Al. G. Field Billy Clark Harry Van Fossen Doc Quigley. No. 5441. · Gaites J. M. (Joseph M.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272106 |
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